Brain tuberculomas, tubercular meningitis, and post-tubercular hydrocephalus in children

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Chatterjee, Sandip ^a  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; post tubercular hydrocephalus; tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAPREOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 80054819190     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.85725     Document Type: Review

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